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Russian airstrike on Lviv, Ukraine
It was probably the biggest air raid since the war began. Monastery in Lviv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was hit.
A Russia almost launched 1000 drones against a Ukraine, towards all regions of the neighboring country. All in a space of about 24 hoursbetween Tuesday and Wednesday.
It’s probably the biggest air attack since the war began. The first attacks were at dawn and then, in broad daylight, a rare daytime wave of more than 550 drones was launched against the central and western regions, describes the .
In all, according to Ukrainian authorities, At least 7 people died and more than 50 were injured.
Serhii Flash, adviser to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, said Russia is constantly changing its tactics towards massive attacks.
One of the focuses was Lviv. O Bernardino Monastery, World Heritage of UNESCO, he was hit by Russian attacks.
The chairman of the Lviv City Council was incredulous: “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. Because the attacks were directed against residential buildings and the heart of Lviv, an area classified by UNESCO.”
“People didn’t shoot here even during the German times.not in anyone’s time. Everyone tried to protect her. But, as you can see, for Muscovites nothing is sacred. They attack”, commented Andriy Sadovy, remembering World War II.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that the attack on this monastery is an “absolute perversion and only someone like Putin could find it attractive”.
This new attack, Zelenskyy added, “makes it very clear that Russia has no intention of ending this war.”
